Marine Rotational Force – Darwin

Marine Rotational Force-Darwin is a United States Marine Corps Marine Air-Ground Task Force based at Matilda Lines at Robertson Barracks and at RAAF Base Darwin.

Marine Rotational Force – Darwin
US Marines assigned to the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and Australian soldiers prepare to board an American CH-53E Super Stallion in 2014
CountryUnited States United States
BranchUnited States Marine Corps United States Marine Corps
TypeMarine Air-Ground Task Force
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel D.M. Banning[1]

On 16 November 2011, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and President Barack Obama announced that starting in 2012 US Marines would deploy to Darwin on a rotational basis for about six months to conduct exercises and train with the Australian Defence Force in the Northern Territory.[2] The first rotation of about 200 US Marines deployed to Australia in April 2012.[3] On 14 June 2013, the Prime Minister announced that in 2014 the size of the deployment would increase to 1150 US Marines to be based at Robertson Barracks. Since then, that number has increased to 2,500.[4] During the six-month deployment, Marines train with their Australian counterparts in live fire exercises which builds comradery and combat effectiveness between the two coalition forces. Both forces train the other in their military methods which include artillery fire, Infantry tactics, communications equipment, and other various military trainings.

Assets

References
  1. "MRF-D CO". U.S. Marines. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. Prime Minister (16 November 2011). "Australia-United States Force Posture Initiatives". Prime Minister (Press release). Archived from the original on 22 November 2011.
  3. Prime Minister (3 April 2012). "United States Marine Corps personnel begin first rotational deployment to northern Australia". Prime Minister (Press release). Archived from the original on 20 April 2013.
  4. Prime Minister, Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Science and Personnel (14 June 2013). "Joint Media Release – Australia and the United States progress 1150 Marine Corps rotational deployment to northern Australia from 2014". Department of Defence Ministers (Press release). Archived from the original on 22 March 2015.
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  12. "MV-22 Osprey Trans-Pacific B-roll Part 1". DVIDS. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  13. "Marines Land Down Under MRF-D 2018". DVIDS. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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